Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference
University of Illinois Springfield Softball
Springfield, IL · the Prairie Stars · University of Illinois Springfield overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$417k
Team budget
57th percentile in Division II
$18,952
Per roster spot
median $16,717
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Illinois Springfield fields a softball team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $416,945, about the median of $393k — $18,952 per roster spot, upper half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $818,676 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,281 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#117Team budgetof 269 · Division II#103Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#138Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II softball program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$416,945 for the year
- Operating expenses$87,779 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,952 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$818,676 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,281 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$31,974 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Guthrie head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ashli King | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Reagan Miles | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Frank | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,342undergraduates · 4,661 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →84%admitted · of 2,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1210
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $416,945 $18,952 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $818,676
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $31,974
Cost
Full picture →$9,241net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,472 in-state · $19,460 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Illinois Springfield
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions84% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,241 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,342Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.44 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 20 | $155k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 33 | 21 | $180k | — | 75% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 22 | $227k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 22 | $111k | — | 95% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 62 | 22 | $200k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 63 | 20 | $986k | 1000 | 89% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 13 | $102k | — | 44% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 67 | 22 | $803k | 997 | 77% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 68 | 22 | $694k | 1000 | 97% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 19 | $79k | — | 88% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 76 | 24 | $658k | 990 | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 27 | $2.4M | 994 | 44% |
Other softball programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Indianapolis | 23 | $671k | $29,186 | — | vs | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 22 | $565k | $25,674 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 20 | $546k | $27,285 | — | vs | |
| Lewis University | 20 | $531k | $26,559 | — | vs | |
| Rockhurst University | 23 | $507k | $22,022 | — | vs | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 21 | $499k | $23,779 | — | vs | |
| Drury University | 23 | $444k | $19,285 | — | vs | |
| Southwest Baptist University | 27 | $432k | $15,993 | — | vs | |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 22 | $417k | $18,952 | — | vs | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | 18 | $392k | $21,761 | — | vs | |
| Upper Iowa University | 21 | $386k | $18,387 | — | vs | |
| Quincy University | 20 | $339k | $16,965 | — | vs | |
| William Jewell College | 21 | $333k | $15,842 | — | vs | |
| Truman State University | 20 | $324k | $16,176 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) | 40 | $297k | $7,417 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Valley Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked